---
name: "Brutal Deceiver"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jon Foster"
oracle_id: "578e0577-0ad8-4bfb-a317-9684c508770a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brutal-deceiver-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brutal Deceiver
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}: Look at the top card of your library.
{2}: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Deceiver](/printing/cruel-deceiver-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Harsh Deceiver](/printing/harsh-deceiver-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Feral Deceiver](/printing/feral-deceiver-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Callous Deceiver](/printing/callous-deceiver-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Goblin Spy](/printing/goblin-spy-inv.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
6. [Experimental Frenzy](/printing/experimental-frenzy-grn.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jon Foster
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`